Italian Republican party

The Italian Republican party (in Italian, Partito Repubblicano Italiano , PRI) is a Italian Political party , Laïque and liberal, founded the April 12th 1895, which does one of the oldest Italian parties of them, the only one to have preserved its name and its symbol (the Lierre climbing). Liberal party and democratic, it was on the political chessboard between the Christian Democrat and the Italian Socialist party.

At the time of a congress extraordianire to Bari the January 28th 2001, which was then cancelled by the Italian justice (the court of Rome), this PRI, increased delegates whose membership of the PRI was considered to be doubtful, decided to support the Maison of freedoms of Silvio Berlusconi, after having been a long time a party of center-left, combined preferably with the left. The dissidents who were in fact majority according to the court of Rome, joined towards the Mouvement of the European republicans to continue to support the original line, traditionally moderate, of the old PRI.

This new PRI obtained, even allied with I Liberal of Vittorio Sgarbi, no deputy and only 0,7% of the voices at the time of the elections of the the European Parliament of June 2004 - PRI - Liberal Sgarbi : 232.799 votes.

History (as from 1946)

It is the adhesion of Ugo Malfa, in September 1946, after the elections of the constituent Assembly, which will mark the recent history of the PRI. This last represents Italy with the the IMF in April 1947 and he becomes the vice-president about it.

The shortly after the elections of 1948, whereas the secretary of the party is Randolfo Pacciardi, the PRI turns to the center. This center alliance lasts until in 1957, when the republicans withdraw their external support (without participation in the government) with Segni. Randolfo Pacciardi, become minority, leaves the direction of the party. In 1959 Malfa takes the direction of the voce repubblicana , the official body of the PRI. In 1965, he becomes secretary of the party. As of the beginning of the year sixty, the PRI had again amounted supporting the majority with the government. This collaboration will undergo a crisis in 1974 because of major economic material divergences. Malfa leaves the majority with the PRI because it was in disagreement with the economic policy of the Minister for the Budget, Antonio Giolitti. Malfa preached a rigorous management of public finances, based on choices which privileged the investments rather than the operating expenses.

To the beginning of 1979, the President of the Republic entrusts to Ugo Malfa the responsibility of compose a new government. It is the first time since 1946 qu ' such a responsibility is not entrusted to a Christian-Democrat. This first attempt fails and on March 21st, the 5th government Andreotti lends oath, with Malfa which becomes vice-president of the Council. Five days after, Malfa dies, after a brutal disease. In September, the PRI elects Bruno Visentini president and Giovanni Spadolini secretary of the party.

In the Eighties, Spadolini initially, the son of Ugo Malfa, Giorgio Malfa then, gradually bind the PRI to Pentapartito (an alliance of 5 parties directed by the Christian Democrat). This alliance with five will control Italy of 1983 to 1990. In 1991, the PRI leaves the majority because of the law Mammì relating to telecommunications.

During the Eighties:

in June 1981 Giovanni Spadolini becomes the first President of the Council Laïque of the history of the Republic. Publications as Voce Repubblicana begins again, under the direction of Spadolini. In 1983, the PRI obtains, directed by Spadolini, more than 5% of the voices, the historical maximum.
in July 1987, the shortly after the political elections of June 14th, Giovanni Spadolini is elected president of the Senato della Repubblica. September 12th, the National council of the PRI elects his successor with secrétarait political: it will be Giorgio Malfa.
in October 1992, a new political training appears, Alleanza Democratica, promoted by the PRI with for objective accelerating the way of the institutional reforms.
in January 1994, the PRI decides to give up to it center-left progressist to be combined, with the political elections, with the Pact for Italy of Segni and Martinazzoli. This modification of the political line involves the creation of the Republican left , which amalgamates with other movements in 1998 to give rise to the Left Democrats.
in 1995: the PRI enters Olivier. Taking note of an impossible center alternative, the PRI, just as the Italian Popular party (pi) decides to join to it center-left, with the matter to create an alliance of national unit which can face the difficulties of the country.
in 1996, at the time of the elections, the PRI is presented with the coalition of the center left, and with the Proportionnelle with pi.
in 2001, with Bari, is held XLIIe Congrès of the PRI. The Congress, with doubtful delegates, decides to be combined with the Maison of freedoms.

The European deputy Luciana Sbarbati leaves the PRI and founds the Républicains Europeans which is combined again with the center-left. This congress will be then cancelled by the Court of Rome in May 2004 not to have respected the statutes of the PRI, by doing this giving reason to Sbarbati.

the October 6th 2001, Giorgio Malfa, after 14 years at this station, leaves the secretariat of the party to become the president about it. The National council of the PRI elects then the deputy Francesco Nucara.
in October 2002, XLIIIe National congress of the party is held with Fiuggi and confirms the choices of the preceding congress (not yet cancelled by justice) and places it PRI within the Maison of freedoms.
in June 2003, Voce Repubblicana is again republished, under the direction of Francesco Nucara.
in June 2006, Giorgio Malfa resigns because of its dissension with the House of freedoms on the constitutional referendum.

The PRI with the national elections

Camera = Camera dei deputati and Senato = Senato della Repubblica

1946 (Assemblea Costituente/Constituent): 4,4% and 23 seats
1948:2,5 % went Camera (9 seggi) and 2,6% Al Senato
1953:1,6 % went Camera and 1,1% Al Senato
1958: PRI with the Italian Radical party, 1,4% went Camera; 1,4% Al Senato
1963:1,4 % went Camera and 0,8% Al Senato;
1968:2 % went Camera and 2,2% Al Senato;
1972:2,9 went Camera and 3% Al Senato;
1976:3,1 went Camera and 2,7 Al Senato;
1979:3 % E 3,4%
1983:5,1 % (29 seats) and 4,7% (its best score)
1987:3,7 (21 seats) and 3,9%
1992:4,4 (27 seats) and 4,7%
1994: (an elected deputy which left then the party)
1996: (two deputies and two senators which quitent the party for the Left Democrats)
2001: (a deputy and a senator)
2006: two deputies and a senator elected lists of Forza Italia and members of parliamentary groups FI.

The PRI with the elections with the the European Parliament

1979 :
1984:
1989:
1994:
1999: 0,5% associated with Federazione dei Liberali: Luciana Sbarbati is elected within ELDR - *2004: 0,7%, no elected official, with the I Liberal of Sgarbi

Governments of the Italian Republic to which the PRI took share

This list also includes/understands members who then joined the Mouvement of the European republicans, born in 2001 after the Congress cancelled by justice.

In the years 1947-53 (Alcide De Gasperi IV-V-VI E VII), 4 ministries:

Carlo Sforza with the Foreign affairs until De Gasperi VI. This last sign the peace treaty with the Allies and contributes to the accession of Italy to the Marshall plan, NATO (April 4th, 1949) and to the the Council of Europe (May 5th, 1949). It directs the negotiations and signs for Italy the April 18th 1951, the treaty ECSC.
Giuseppe Facchinetti with Defense in De Gasperi IV, replaced by Rodolfo Pacciardi in De Gasperi V.
Ugo Malfa is minister without portfolio in De Gasperi VI E minister for the Foreign trade in De Gasperi VII.

At the time of IIIe legislature (1953-1958), the PRI offers its external support to the government (and does not take part in it)

The PRI does not return in the government when the Christian Democrat gives up to control with the line. It will remain in the majority during the Sixties.

IV Government Amintore Fanfani (1960-1962) Ugo Malfa Minister for the Budget of the economic Programming. Fanfani and Malfa decides:

to nationalize electric industries
the imposta cedolare of acconto (the republican Bruno Visentini had a big role in the technical preparation of this tax)
Commissions it beyond programmazione economica.

Infine, per affrontare questions it degli squilibri settoriali E territoriali, Ugo Malfa propone per firstly the avvio di una “politica dei redditi”.

Aldo Moro I, II and III (1963-1968): no ministerial wallet.

IV Governo Mariano Rumor (1973-74) Ugo Malfa, Minister of Finances (until the 2/28/1974)

Moro IV (November 1974 - January 1976) Bruno Visentini ministro of Finances and Giovanni Spadolini Minister for the cultural and environmental Goods (the first of the history)

Giulio Andreotti V (marzo-aprile 1979) Ugo Malfa, vice-president of the Council and Minister for the Budget. With its death (the 3/26/1979), it is replaced with the Budget by Bruno Visentini. Giovanni Spadolini, Minister for Education (the first time not-cd. at this station)

Spadolini I E II (1981-1982) : the first Italian government not-directed by cd.

Bettino Craxi I E II (1983-1987) Bruno Visentini, Minister for Finance Giovanni Spadolini, Minister for Defense

Andreotti VI (July 1989 - March 1991) Three ministries: Riforme istituzionali, with Antonio Maccanico, Industry, with Adolfo Battaglia, Station E telecomunicazioni with Mammì Oscar.

Andreotti VII (aprile 1991-giugno 1992): no wallet

Lamberto Dini (January 1995 - May 1996): No minister; Guglielmo Negri, Secretary of State to the Presidency of the Council for the relationship with the Parliament.

Romano Prodi (May 1996 - October 1998): no wallet.

D' Alema I (ottobre 1998-dicembre 1999): no wallet.

Silvio Berlusconi II (June 2001 - avr. 2005) Francesco Nucara, deputy secretary near the Minister of environment.

Silvio Berlusconi III (April 2005 -) Giorgio Malfa becomes Minister for the European Businesses, the deputy secretary is confirmed

Current leaders

The national management of the PRI elected by the National council with Rome, on March 12th, 2005 (elected among the national advisers of XLIVe congress to Fiuggi of the 4 with February 6th 2005 which confirmed the political line of center-right).

- members of right

President: Giorgio Malfa
political Secretary: Francesco Nucara
Administrator: Giancarlo Camerucci

See too

Official site of the PRI

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